Service difficulty report · Actuator · Israel 1124

Difficulty date
March 17, 2003
Submitted
March 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N140DR
Make and model
Israel 1124
Aircraft serial
242
Engine
Garrtt TFE73131G
Part
Actuator
Part number
1391T1005
Part serial
298
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON APPROACH TO LANDING, THE FLAPS WERE MOVED FROM THE 12 DEGREE POSITION TO THE 20 DEGREE POSITION. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE LEFT AND HAD TO BE CORRECTED BY FULL AILERON DEFLECTION TO THE RIGHT. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH FULL AILERON DEFLECTION AND FLAPS SELECTED TO THE 20 DEGREE POSITION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT INBOARD ACTUATOR FAILED INTERNALLY AND DID NOT MOVE, CAUSING THE LEFT FLAP TO TWIST RATHER THAN EXTENDING. THE ASSYMETRY SYSTEM LOOKS AT THE OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATORS, THEREFORE, THE UNBALANCE SYSTEM DID NOT SHUT OFF THE FLAP MOTOR UNTIL THE LEFT FLAP WAS BOUND UP COMPLETELY.

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